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IjeBos:
Read Canterbury Tales back in highschool, forgot that reference or didn't fully understand it when I did. It's basically saying keep your distance from certain people. But without understanding the culture of the time, the expression is meaningless. Why would one need a long spoon to keep distance if you're not eating off the same plate as someone? A long table like Putin has would make more sense. No?

armyofone:
Thank you

It's a common idiomatic expression @ IjeBos- now you know
Go tell it on the mountain that anyone who wants to dine with the devil should use a long spoon

IjeBos:
McCarthy seems to have lost the 8th ballot as well.

Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), while nominating Byron Donalds (R-FL) for House Speaker: “Yesterday we could have elected the first Black Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.”

Democrats chant “Hakeem! Hakeem!” pic.twitter.com/fPlB7DdAR2

— The Recount (@therecount) January 5, 2023

IjeBos:
Honestly, not a fan of the word "common" when it comes to idiomatic expressions. It assumes there is a language culture/that is dominant. What is common in Nigeria, is not common in the middle east, is not common in the US. Are you saying it is a common Nigerian idiomatic expression or a worldwide one?

armyofone:
English speakers generally - Anyone who loves reading and went to school here or anywhere English is used etc will come across idioms. There are many idioms in books. American use idiomatic expression.
Do you like reading ?

IjeBos:
McCarthy seems to have lost the 8th ballot as well.

IjeBos:
Kevin McCarthy seems to have lost the 9th Ballot as well.

IjeBos:
You're slightly off.

It doesn't say what's in your quote.
Here is an analysis of it.

IjeBos:
Are you saying it is a common Nigerian idiomatic expression or a worldwide one?

Donjazet2:
Please who are the moderators here??
How so ineffective are these guys?

Are they not seeing how unbearable certain monikers here make this place?

Seun please come to this thread and ban this slyfox of a guy.
He's a menace!

Please someone should tag the moderators of this section here

Donjazet2:
Please who are the moderators here??
How so ineffective are these guys?

Are they not seeing how unbearable certain monikers here make this place?

Seun please come to this thread and ban this slyfox of a guy.
He's a menace!

Please someone should tag the moderators of this section here

Weregonnalose:
Kikikikiki homosexuals isa not have ah say ye

IjeBos:
Yes, a lot of people use idioms. But idioms are generally reflective of ones culture. I explained how in the US a lot of standardized tests are biased against minorities/immigrants because of the same assumptions you are making. Words even have connotations.

Since I found the "Do you like Reading" somewhat insulting. I studied Latin for 7 years (and a couple of other languages). Since Latin is a foundation for Romance Languages and English has a lot of Latin borrowed words, I can understand what the person intended to convey themselves instead of reading someone's translation (word choices/connotations/understanding). And with Greek, helps in better understanding what you read. FYI, I've probably read every classic there is, and some of them in Latin.

Just saying, your view of language, words, culture and how they are intertwined is somewhat simplistic. And lastly are you arguing that idioms are only in English?

Here is one definition of idiom:
a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people.

armyofone:
No insult intended. I wanted to recommend some books. But never mind. You guys like getting things twisted. I no longer like going into the rat hole or tunnel.
Have a great one and thanks.

SlyFoxxY2K23:
good luck bro

wirinet:
It's a pity Seun and the moderators have allowed this section to become a cesspool. It's diminishes the commercial value of the whole site. It's being taken over by uncultured and mannerless youths spewing vile insults every post.

basilico:
Typical liberal wants you banned from here.
Modus Operandi the same for these illiterates. shut down anyone who does not agree with you.

Obrigardo:


What a junky self reflection.

Bullshit artist like you lol

IjeBos:
Agreed! The guy you speak of gets banned weekly though and just opens up new accounts with similar names. It's sad. But the forum needs to do a better job of detecting it.

IjeBos:
The GOP has another black figurehead, a first term Rep who they allowed to speak. So, in 2 days we've seen or heard from about HALF of all the black members in the GOP. Interesting right.

Interesting tidbits
1.) Gloated about doubling the amount of black people in the GOP caucus. There are 5 now. Lol.
2.) Gloated about a win. They won an adjournment last night. Literally, gloated about going home instead of finishing the work they were sent there for.
3.) Spoke about the opioid pandemic. This generally bothers me. Why are Republicans not treating the Opioid epidemic as a Law and Order issue rather than a health care issue like they did with Crack? Oh yeah, because it's white people dying and largely effects white people.

I generally distrust any black Republican.

IjeBos:
McCarthy seems to have lost the 11th ballot as well.

feedthenation:

---The photo that could potentially seal McCarthy's fate---

SlyFoxxY2K23:
Hehehe. Don’t mind them. They want to be able to spread their liberal propaganda here unabated and insult republicans/conservatives without any resistance.

Small push back and they start crying for ban. Dem go cry tire